Stalin Death Sparks Power Struggle Forecast by Digest
The Intelligence Digest of London claims Premier Stalin is gravely ill and may die at any moment from a cerebral or coronary thrombosis. It predicts a violent struggle for power between Molotov and Malenkov after his death, with potential revolution in Russia and a split in world Communist movements.
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Intelligence Digest of
London
Stalin
Intelligence Digest
Russia
Iron Curtain
Molotov
Malenkov
Eee
Acgge
Aegean
Unanimous Blast at State Board of Elections Sparks Debate
Democratic Chairman Everett Jordan and States Rights leaders attack the State Board for not appointing preferred county election board members in 30 counties. Critics say fairness demands representation for factions, while all lean toward Governor Scott and potential primary fire.
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State Board of Elections
Everett Jordan
Umstead
Charles M. Britt
State Board
States Rights Democratic
David Clark
Harry Truman
County Boards of Elections
J. M. Baley
Clark
Bailey
Hubert Olive
Bill Umstead
Umsteadites
Scott
Mayne Allbright Missed Chance in 1952 Primary
The piece reflects on Mayne Allbright missing a gubernatorial run in the 1952 North Carolina Democratic primary. It recalls his 1948 bid, the political leverage from his 75,000 votes, and his strategic choices to build influence via the open market and a lucrative law practice. It laments that no comparable figure is present this year and notes others could have matched or beaten his performance.
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North Carolina
Mayne Allbright
Charles M. Johnson
Scott
Allbright
William Umstead
Hubert Olive
Senate Ratifies Japanese Peace Treaty by Wide Margin
The Senate approves the Japanese Peace Treaty 66 to 10, praising its non punitive approach and push for democracy and a stable Far East. John Foster Dulles is widely credited as the principal architect though some GOP and Democratic senators oppose certain elements. State Department meanwhile runs unbacked suggestion boxes that collect ideas but discard them when found on the floor.
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Senate
Japan
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
McCarran
Nevada
Washington
State Department
State
The Mad House and Joe E Lewis on Tour
A fragment recalls Joe E Lewis using stationery from the desk of a police sergeant while informing General Battley of a Western Concert Tour. He includes a losing $100 material ticket with his note claiming the hobby persists amid remarks by Phyllis Moore Gallagher who has a Catholic taste in reading.
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Joe E. Lewis
Lewis
General Battley
Phyllis Moore Gallagher
Russian Democracy Claim Exposed by Veteran Observer
A longtime American observer rebuts a committee's call to celebrate a Russian democratic revolution in 1917. He argues no democracy existed then or since and criticizes U S and Allied inaction, Bolshevik rise, and the era's political manipulation. He links tax rhetoric to public misperceptions and cites Rev. Sydney Smith on taxation.
Quotes on Yugoslav truce talks and communism
Col. Chang urged stepping off the dive to reach agreement during truce talks. Andrew Kinney, delegate, noted Yugoslavia may develop a form of communism different from Stalinist Marxism. George V. Allen, US ambassador, commented on Yugoslavia. An OPS agent from Peoria described a large horsemeat ring with two men depositing $250 in four months.
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Chang
Andrew Kinney
Yugoslavia
George V. Allen
U. S
John Kerwin
Peoria
Broadway society gossip and personal columns mingle
A sprawling page items plot Broadway society rumors and dating ties. Dr. Richard Hoffman weighs a million dollar suit against tests of Mabel Morgan amid probate talk. John Barrymore Jr and Betty Avery headline flirtations. Lissa Bethea and Bob textile merchant plot romance. and Mary Allen Brown plans Florida wedding next May.
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Richard Hoffman
Park Avenue
Mabel Morgan
Satterlee
Gable
Pat DiCicco
Elm Beach
John Barrymore, Jr
Betty Avery
Iris Mountbatten
John Ssoe
Baron Eugene de Rothschild
Manny Wolf
Jean Stewart
Nancy Valentine
Truman
Vencilla
Henry Wilson
Vera Ellen
Mary Allen Brown
Johns Manville
Charles Farrar
Florida
Ann McCormack
Jackie Coogan
Hamilton
Lissa Bethea
Bob
Arthur Westermarks
Leatrice Joy
Midge Parker
Versailles
Paul Hartman
Mark Schneider
Cafe Grinzing
Irene Knapp
Unemployed of Cuba form new union and oddities noted
A Havana based group calling itself The Unemployed of Cuba forms as a new union to test organizing power while a market trial for nonrefrigerated orange juice concentrate promises to upend beverage logistics. This compilation also recalls quirky items from a Boston Globe ad misread, Caesar calendar fixes, a tax stance on bank night promotions, and a 15,000 doll shop with hospital nursery in Atlanta.
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Havana
Cuba
Boston Globe
Julius Caesar
Mae
Augustus Caesar
Internal Revenue Dept. At
Washington
American Dental Ass'n
Knox County
Tenn
Truman
France
Congress
Atlanta
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Ae Ai Oewe Dispatches
Far East
The
America
Pever
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Prince Lvov
Paul Miljukov
Alexander Kerensky
Tzar
Michael
Lvov
Kerensky
Petrograd
Kornilov
Lenin
Trotzky
Communists
Bolsheviks
Fredom
Iia
Siberian
Turkestan
Sydney Smith
Smith
Federal Trade Commission
AFL
FTC
Gallagher
PALNT
Ibroadway
Ius Caesar
Oliver-Leigh
Caesar
Equity Welfare Fund
David Niles
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Walter Chrysler, Jr
Jimmy Foxx
Hercules
Baseballers
Fort Wayne Daisies
Photo-second Street
Jeanne Williams
Jimmy Nedelander
Raytery
Barbara Rome
Cara Williams
Pal Joey
Leonard Keyes
Pat Ward
Posey
Harrison Miller
Virgin Islands
Bill Leonard
Leoni Vernet
Hartford
Manhattan
Margie Quigg
Indiana
Rome
Pame
Howard Lewis
Robert Moore
Dieane
F. Hugh Herbert
Broadway
Maxwell Bodenheim
Trician
Brooklyn
Arnold Schuster
Willie Sutton
Frankie Carle
RCA Victor
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England
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Massachusetts
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Gesege Incour
Ian Perfect
General Eisenhower
Yale University School of Drama
Miami
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Manero’s
David Tubin
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Marion Sutton
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Prince of Hanover
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